In the first week of the module, the main aim was to get an understanding of how photojournalism works and also tips on how to get the best images on my phone or a DSLR camera.
With some knowledge about how to best take photos, we were given the task to go out in Leeds and find a story and then get some images in order to add to the story. Due to the weather, we were not able to go out into the city, so the task changed to find a story over the week. Using my contacts, I found a story about the influence TikTok has on getting people involved in running.
When I was attempting to take pictures, I was focusing on getting close-ups, action shots and overall trying to get images to best convey the story. When taking these photos, I realised that taking action shots is difficult on a phone as the shutter speed isn’t fast enough however I did attempt to use burst to give me more options. Also, as I was focusing on trying to take the best pictures, I slipped into the trap of taking the pictures portrait rather than landscape.
If I was to do this task again, I would get a staged shot of him running so that the quality looked better and also remember to take the pictures in landscape.
Photographic Journalism 